Jannik Sinner: Anna Kalinskaya excused absence in Shanghai

Jannik Sinner: Anna Kalinskaya excused absence in Shanghai

Admiring Jannik Sinner in Shanghai were Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz in the stands, but not Anna Kalinskaya: the Russian tennis player, unlike in the finals at the US Open and in Beijing, was absent on the occasion of the match between the Azure and Novak Djokovic that allowed the South Tyrolean to win his fourth career Masters 1000 tournament, the third in 2024.

Anna Kalinskaya è a jutified absentee: the Russian è in Ningbo, more than 200 km from Shanghai, where è the local WTA 500 tournament is starting and where she hopes to redeem herself after her somewhat disappointing recent results in Wuhan and Beijing.

Kalinskaya, who will face compatriot Anastasija Potapova, has already been training for a few days in Ningbo to find the right confidence on the courts and has only been following Sinner on TV.

In Ningbo for the WTA 500, one of the last tournaments of the season, Italian nationals Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani will also be on the court.